ÖZKD LXXVI Heft 4, pp. 107-116, 2024/04/08
Weiterbauen am Denkmal: Internationale Fachtagung
When people speak disparagingly of today’s architecture, the deterioration of Baukultur and the uniformity of architecture, we should bear in mind that each pejorative assessment of an era was eventually followed by its rediscovery. Historicism and post-war architecture are both cases in point, and more recently, 1970s architecture and postmodernism are up for negotiation. While the number of monuments in existence continues to grow, conservation experts have repeatedly had to revise and overhaul their methods, occasionally with fatal consequences for the cultural heritage. This should give us food for thought. The argument, therefore, is that monument conservation must engage and work together with contemporary architecture to ensure that history is intertwined with the present and to safeguard the authenticity of historic buildings and monuments.
